About us
The Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates life. Our motto: live better, help often, wonder more. Our mission: to help everyone find and fulfill their full potential. Our vision: a secular congregation in every town, city and village that wants one.
We are here for everyone who wants to:
Live Better. We aim to provide inspiring, thought-provoking and practical ideas that help people to live the lives they want to lead and be the people they want to be.
Help Often. Assemblies are communities of action building lives of purpose, encouraging us all to help anyone who needs it to support each other.
Wonder More. Hearing talks, singing as one, listening to readings and even playing games helps us to connect with each other and the awesome world we live in.
The Sunday Assembly . . .
• Is 100% celebration of life.
• We are born from nothing and go to nothing. Let’s enjoy it together.
• Has no doctrine. We have no set texts so we can make use of wisdom from all sources.
• Has no deity. We don’t do supernatural but we also won’t tell you you’re wrong if you do.
• Is radically inclusive. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their beliefs--this is a place of love that is open and accepting.
• Is free to attend, not-for-profit, and volunteer run. We ask for donations to cover our costs and support our community work.
• Has a community mission. Through our Action Heroes (you!), we will be a force for good.
• Is independent. We do not accept sponsorship or promote outside businesses, organizations, or services.
• Is here to stay. With your involvement, The Sunday Assembly will make the world a better place.
• We won’t tell you how to live, but will try to help you do it as well as you can.
• And remember point 1… The Sunday Assembly is a celebration of the one life we know we have.
What should you expect from a Sunday Assembly event?
Just by being with us you should be energized, revitalized, restored, repaired, refreshed, and recharged. No matter what the subject of the Assembly, it will solace worries, provoke kindness and inject a touch of transcendence into the everyday.
But life can be tough… It is. Sometimes bad things happen to good people, we have moments of weakness or life just isn’t fair. We want The Sunday Assembly to be a house of love and compassion, where, no matter what your situation, you are welcomed, accepted and loved.
Most of all, have fun, be nice, and join in!
Upcoming events
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September Assembly: The Summer Picnic! (At NOON)
Hargrove Community Center, 216 Roberson St., Chapel Hill, NC, USRight before Spring officially turns into Summer, let’s get outside and enjoy the comforts of shade, food, and good company.
We’ll be at the picnic shelter at the Hargraves Community Center. There’s a fenced-in playground just next to it, for anyone young, or young-at-heart, to enjoy :)
We’ll bring the basics for a potluck: plates, cups, napkins, and utensils. We’ll also bring lots of water and juice.
What to bring? Think simple, or fancy, or store-bought, anything! Whatever it is that you like to eat.
Even just bring yourself—we’re looking forward to seeing you.We're meeting later than usual, at 12 noon, to be at lunchtime.
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Kids welcome!
SACH gatherings are kid-friendly, and there's a fenced-in playground next to the picnic shelter.***
Stay in touch
Come hang out on Discord server, join our mailing list (~2 emails a month), or drop us a line at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org.***
Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your beliefs. Our motto comes in three parts: live better, help often, and wonder more.
We are part of a global movement of Sunday Assemblies. We're completely volunteer-run and funded solely by donations. Please consider donating to our Paypal to keep us building and supporting our community.
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SACH Bookclub: "The Haunting of Hill House"
Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USSunday Assembly Bookclub is going spooky this month with Shirley Jackson’s absolute classic "The Haunting of Hill House”. We could say more about how good it is, but just look at this opening paragraph, y’all.
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone”
So join us for a good read, guaranteed, and we'll see you on Tuesday 6/16 at the library!
P.S. As always, support your local booksellers like Flyleaf (in stock!) and Golden Fig!
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Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that celebrates community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your beliefs. Our motto comes in three parts: live better, help often, and wonder more.
We meet on the second Sunday of every month. We keep in touch between assemblies through our mailing list (http://eepurl.com/bhnz2v), which sends ~2 emails a month. You can email directly with questions or feedback at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org, or join our Discord server
We are part of a global movement of Sunday Assemblies.3 attendees
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